In the afterlife, Tony reunites with his lost loved ones, people he never thought he’d see again. His friends, his family; his mother. And it aches, it aches so much to think of the ones he’d left behind on earth, but he knows they’re safe now. It’s okay.
It’s almost perfect.
The impulse hits him without warning, and he doesn’t know much about wherever he ended up, he knows that it’s beyond a long-shot, but he can’t help but whisper;
“J.A.R.V.I.S... are you up?“
He wants to take the words back the moment they spill out, doesn’t want to give himself false hopes and have to watch them crumble again.
But...
“For you, sir, always.“